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Blast near major U.S. air base kills 14

The Taliban claims responsibility for an attack that killed 14 people including four Czech soldiers near Bagram air base, the U.S. military base in eastern Afghanistan. Deborah Gembara reports.
A deadly attack not far from Bagram air base, the largest U.S. military facility in Afghanistan.
At least 14 people including four Czech soldiers were killed in the explosion triggered by a suicide bomber on a bike.
A team of Afghan and international forces were in the area to investigate a rocket attack that happened two days earlier.
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack in a text message to Reuters.
The blast is just the latest sign of deteriorating security in Afghanistan as international forces prepare to leave after 12 years of war with Taliban insurgents.